Landscape with a Woman Spinning
1649
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
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Herman van Swanevelt
Herman van Swanevelt (1603–1655) was a Dutch artist, born in Woerden.
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From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
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Landscape with a Woman Spinning is a 1649 by Herman van Swanevelt, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This print shows a quiet landscape with a fence cutting across the middle. On one side, two cows graze near a rocky hill. On the other, a woman sits under a tree, spinning wool. A man stands on a hill in the distance, holding something—maybe a staff or a tool. The fence creates a clear divide, almost like two different worlds. The woman’s small figure makes the scene feel peaceful but also a little lonely. If you like this kind of scene, look up Baroque.
Herman van Swanevelt (1603–1655) was a Dutch artist, born in Woerden.
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